Woods at Night, by Nancy Koenigsberg
Upcoming NBO Events
Every 1 2024
Every 1 2024 is now open! It’s our all-inclusive, members-only biennial basketry show that demonstrates the breadth and scope of the basketry that NBO members create.
Register now for Virtually Woven 2024
Registration is now open for Virtually Woven 2024, NBO’s third biennial online conference, to be held on three consecutive Fridays: July 12, July 19 and July 26, 2024.
NBO Presents with SAQA: Art Evolved: Intertwined
There is a continuum where beauty and function blend and diverge in the hands of the contemporary artist. Even when traditional materials such as thread, fabric, wood, reed, and paper are used, these artists combine skill, imagination, and vision to meld their materials into compelling and beautiful art which resonates in today’s world.
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Here, Now, and Always
July 2, 2022 - July 9, 2026
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
710 Camino Lejo off Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe NM
After 25 years, now fully renewed and reimagined, Here, Now and Always showcases never-before seen items, state of the art technology, and the next generation’s perspectives, illustrating the ways in which the past informs the future, and further positioning MIAC as a world-renowned resource for understanding Native lives, arts, and cultures today.
Information at Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Mary Jackson Modern and Contemporary Gallery
October 17, 2022 - December 31, 2025
Gibbes Museum of Art
135 Meeting Street, Charleston SC
Works in this gallery were created over the past forty years by artists who are native to the area, who have worked here, or who have created objects that reflect the complex story of the region. The works are grouped to reflect several themes including the southern landscape, the human figure, abstraction, and the legacy of slavery in America.
On permanent display at the Gibbes Museum of Art
Bark Basketry Basics: On-Demand Basket Weaving Class
February 1, 2024 - December 31, 2034
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Inside this course, you’ll learn how to harvest, prepare and store bark, use a variety of simple hand tools to make the process easier and faster, and weave bark using simple techniques like plaiting, twill and twining.
Information and registration at Matt Tommey – Woven Sculpture from Nature
Rib Basketry Basics: On-Demand Basket Weaving Class
February 1, 2024 - December 31, 2034
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Inside this 25-lesson course you’ll learn how to harvest and prepare materials for weaving, create 4 baskets, including the Egg Basket, Oriole Basket, Hen Basket, and Harvest Basket, weave beautiful lashings, including the God’s Eye, 1/2 God’s Eye, and 3-point lashing, insert ribs to create unique and interesting shapes, and add whimsey and interest to your baskets with vines.
Information and registration at Matt Tommey – Woven Sculpture from Nature
Twining with Soft Natural Materials: On-Demand Basket Weaving Class
February 1, 2024 - December 31, 2034
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Inside this on-demand video course (accessible on any device 24/7/365), learn to harvest materials like foliage, bark and vines from your garden or local forest, prepare and store the natural materials you collect, and weave baskets using a simple, ancient technique called twining.
Information and registration at Matt Tommey – Woven Sculpture from Nature
Wayne Art Center CraftForms 2024 Call For Entry
March 14, 2024 - September 11, 2024
Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne PA 19087, Wayne, PA Pennsylvania
Wayne Art Center is seeking submissions for the 29th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, in the following mediums: basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. Selected works will be on display in the Davenport Gallery of Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania from December 7, 2024 through January 25, 2025.
Information and entry at CraftForms 2024
Heart of the Community: Baskets from the Basha Family Collection of American Indian Art
March 21, 2024 - February 2, 2025
Heard Museum
2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ
The art of Western Apache, Yavapai, and Akimel O’odham weavers will be featured with the exhibition providing context for the time in which the baskets were woven and present contemporary photos of working basket weavers today.
Information at Heard Museum
Fiber Art International 2025
April 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024
Fiberart International 2025 seeks to exhibit the best of contemporary art and invites submissions that reflect a wide range of works related to the fiber medium. The exhibition is recognized around the world as a benchmark that documents trends and innovations in the field. The goal of the exhibition is to include innovative work rooted in traditional fiber materials, structure, processes and history, as well as art that explores unexpected relationships between fiber and other creative disciplines.
Information and entry at Fiber Arts International 2025
CraftForms 2004
May 6, 2024 - September 10, 2024
Accepted Media: Basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood, as well as submissions created utilizing CAD/CAM technologies and 3D printing tools.
Information and entry at Wayne Art Center
Uncontained: Reimagining Basketry
May 19, 2024 - September 21, 2024
Hunterton Art Museum
7 Lower Center Street, Clinton NJ
Curated by Carol Eckert, the exhibit highlights adapting, inventing, and expanding beyond the vessel, employing a range of approaches, both formal and poetic, and using the intrinsically human nature of basketry to explore cultural traditions, highlight environmental concerns, and address social issues.
Information at Hunterdon Museum
Jeremy Frey: Woven
May 24, 2024 - September 15, 2024
Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Street, Portland ME
Jeremy Frey: Woven is a groundbreaking exhibition in contemporary and Indigenous art. Featuring more than 50 baskets, made from natural materials like black ash and sweetgrass, Woven presents a comprehensive collection that spans a career of more than two decades.
Information and hours at Portland Museum of Art
Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women
May 24, 2024 - October 27, 2024
Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and F Streets NW, Washington DC
The artists in this exhibition took up fiber to complicate this historic marginalization and also revolutionize its import to contemporary art. They drew on personal experiences, particularly their vantage points as women, and intergenerational skills to transform humble threads into resonant and intricate artworks.
Information at Smithsonian American Art Museum
Woven Legacies: Carrying a Cherokee Tradition
May 24, 2024 - November 3, 2024
Cherokee Nation Anna Mitchell Cultural & Welcome Center
953 E Illinois Ave, Vinita OK
With more than 40 pieces on display, visitors can explore how generations of Cherokee weavers continue to adapt, practice, and teach basketry. The exhibit also looks at the impact community support has had on basketry, including the annual Cherokee National Treasure recognitions and the Cherokee Artist Recovery Act.
Information at Visit Cherokee Nation
Mag-win’-teg-wak: A Legacy of Penobscot Basketry
May 25, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Farnsworth Art Museum
16 Museum Street, Rockland ME
This exhibit highlights the impact of Penobscot basketmaker and tribal advocate Robert S. Anderson (1929-2020) and his lasting archival efforts to preserve Penobscot basketry.
Information at Farnsworth Museum
Of Baskets and Borers: The Past, Present, and Future of Indigenous Basketry in the White Mountains
June 1, 2024 - September 14, 2024
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth NH
Details TBA. Visit website for hours of operation prior to visit.
Information at Museum of the White Mountains
Northwest Designer Craftartists 2024
June 20, 2024 - August 24, 2024
Schack Art Center
2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett WA
Northwest Designer Craftartists presents their annual survey of contemporary and traditional craft in America today created by members of NWDC and invited guest artists.
Information at NWCraft24
Small Expressions 2023
July 2, 2024 - August 4, 2024
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
204 South Main Street, Wichita KS
Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition by the Handweavers Guild of America showcasing contemporary small-scale works (not to exceed 15 inches in any direction) using fiber techniques in any media.
Information at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
Jo Campbell Amsler: Step by Step Willow Basketry
July 25, 2024 - July 28, 2024
North House Folk School
500 Highway 61 West , Grand Marais MN
Rib-style techniques will be the focus for this class, following the designs of many century old basket styles. Learn about willow as a basket material, making frames for your baskets, and many of the basic techniques of a variety of lashings, rib placement, double rims, split ribs, while perfecting your skill of weaving.
Information at North House Folk School
SeatWeavers Guild Gathering
July 26, 2024 - July 28, 2024
Blue Earth Historical Center
424 Warren St, Mankato MN
Three days of workshops, events and activities.
Registration at The SeatWeavers Guild
Ann Coddington: Bask
July 28, 2024 - August 2, 2024
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
556 Parkway, Gatlinburg TN
Explore neolithic fiber processes through a contemporary lens.
Information at Arrowmont School of Craft
Excellence in Fibers X
August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
This Excellence In Fibers is a 10th anniversary exhibition, bringing the best of current international fiber and textiles to a growing global fiber art community. Artists are encouraged to push the boundaries in the areas of installations, sculpture, vessels, wall/floor works, and wearable art.
Information at Fiber Art Now
Debbie Johnson: Fiber Arts Festival
August 3, 2024 - August 4, 2024
Hartl Building – Red River Valley Fairgrounds
1805 Main Ave W, West Fargo ND
NBO member Debbie Johnson is the featured artist at the 2024 Fiber Arts Festival. A variety of demonstrations, workshops and events will be offered free of charge.
Information and details at Fiber Arts Festival
Weaving a Legacy: Ho-Chunk Black Ash Basketry
August 3, 2024 - November 10, 2024
Museum of Wisconsin Art
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend WI
Weaving a Legacy: Ho-Chunk Black Ash Basketry is a groundbreaking exhibition that will introduce audiences to the historically important and visually compelling tradition of Native basketmaking in Wisconsin.
Information at Museum of Wisconsin Art
Basketry: Covered Coiling
August 7, 2024 - August 10, 2024
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
986 Jackson Harbor Rd, Washington Island WI
Silk, wool, cotton or novelty yarns will be used to cover the core material and attention given to shaping, rims and embellishing.
Information at Sievers School of Fiber Arts
Basketry: Covered Coiling
August 7, 2024 - August 10, 2024
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
986 Jackson Harbor Rd, Washington Island WI
The covered coil technique uses one continuous length of core material, wound around or on top of itself in an expanding or decreasing spiral and lends itself to a wide variety of expressions. Silk, wool, cotton or novelty yarns will be used to cover the core material and attention given to shaping, rims and embellishing.
More information at registration available after February 1 at Sievers School
Lois Russell: New Uses of an Ancient Technique
August 11, 2024 - August 16, 2024
Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program
5 Clary Rd, Williamsburg MA
Beginning with skill building, the workshop includes using color and shaping to create unique baskets with waxed linen.
Information at Snow Farm
Lynette Youson: Sweetgrass Basketry
August 11, 2024 - August 17, 2024
Learn the coiling technique to create a handwoven basket from sweetgrass, bullrushes, and pine needles, lashed with palmetto palm strips.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Ann Coddington: Sculptural Basketry Workshop
August 12, 2024 - August 16, 2024
Touchstone Center for Crafts
1049 Wharton Furnace Rd, Farmington Pennsylvania
Explore and engage in basketry as a sculptural medium capable of expressing ideas and carrying meaning beyond utilitarian aspects of traditional basketry. We will focus on twining with waxed linen and also learn other processes such as reed twining, netting, looping, and random weave.
Information and registration at Touchstone
Splint-Woven Basketry
August 12, 2024 - August 17, 2024
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
986 Jackson Harbor Rd, Washington Island WI
Work at your own skill level on projects of your choice, with assistance, advice and encouragement from the instructor.
Information at Sievers School of Fiber Arts
Cherokee Basket Weaving
September 7, 2024
Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver CO
Students are welcome to move around as needed during lecture and discussion. Instructor will spend 20-30 minutes providing a demo of starting, shaping/forming, and finishing a basket, and the remainder of the class, provide step-by-step instruction to the group, followed up with one-on-one support.
Information and registration at Denver Art Museum
Columbia Basin Basketry Guild: Tidal Twinings Retreat
September 11, 2024 - September 15, 2024
Camp Magruder
17450 Old Pacific Hwy, Rockaway Beach Oregon
Annual retreat with multiple workshops available – take one or however many you wish.
Information and registration at Tidal Twinings Retreat
Of Baskets and Borers: The Past, Present, and Future of Indigenous Basketry in the White Mountains
September 14, 2024
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth NH
The exhibition will explore the past, present, and future of Indigenous basketry in the White Mountains region. The exhibition seeks to present stories about the people, plants, and animals of the region, including the exploration of the intersection between Indigenous basketry, brown ash trees, and the Emerald Ash Borer.
Information and hours at Museum of the White Mountains
Judy Zugish: Woven Bark Pouch
September 17, 2024
North House Folk School
500 Highway 61 West , Grand Marais MN
Using barks of willow and cedar plus an assortment of fibers, explore designs in chase weave and its many possibilities.
Information and registration at North House Folk School
Twill Backpacks
September 22, 2024 - September 28, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Start with the basics of twill weaving, move into constructing patterns, and finish off the week by weaving a patterned twill backpack basket.
Information at John C. Campbell Folk School
Judy Zugish: Interwoven Barks and Fibers
September 23, 2024
North House Folk School
500 Highway 61 West , Grand Marais MN
Using barks of willow and cedar plus an assortment of fibers, explore designs in chase weave and its many possibilities.
Information and registration at North House Folk School
Judy Zugish: Weaving Barks with Positive Bias
September 24, 2024
North House Folk School
500 Highway 61 West , Grand Marais MN
This carry-all pouch explores simple diagonals, the wonders of willow bark, and additions of textile material to the process.
Information and registration at North House Folk School
NWLA Basketmakers Fall Retreat
September 26, 2024 - September 29, 2024
Huntington Court Reporters Building
352 South Drive, Natchitoches LA
Pine needle basket worskhop to share basket making tips and techniques including the use of Longleaf Pine Cones.
For information and registration, contact NWLA Basketmakers or NWLA Fall Retreat
Willow Exploration Extravaganza
September 30, 2024 - October 3, 2024
North House Folk School
500 Highway 61 West , Grand Marais MN
Students of all levels will be guided through a variety of projects in the European tradition, from basic round stake-and-strand baskets to more complex oval forms to trays and other willow treasures.
Information at North House Folk School
April Ogimaakwe Stone: Weaving the Black Ash Pack Basket
October 1, 2024 - October 6, 2024
North House Folk School
500 Highway 61 West , Grand Marais MN
Begin by sorting, cutting, and scraping our choice, pre-pounded and pre-dried black ash splint. Design and lay-out will follow. Participants will learn how to tightly lash it all together, creating a most serviceable, working basket.
Information at North House Folk School
Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry
October 5, 2024 - October 8, 2024
North House Folk School
500 Highway 61 West , Grand Marais MN
Make a durable, airtight birch bark boxes perfect for storage of coffee, tea, spices, or any number of other dry goods.
Information at North House Folk School
Sweetgrass Basketry
October 5, 2024 - October 6, 2024
North House Folk School
500 Highway 61 West , Grand Marais MN
Learn the art of coiling a sweetgrass basket.
Information at North House Folk School
Willow Exploration Extravaganza
October 5, 2024 - October 8, 2024
North House Folk School
500 Highway 61 West , Grand Marais MN
Students of all levels will be guided through a variety of projects in the European tradition, from basic round stake-and-strand baskets to more complex oval forms to trays and other willow treasures.
Information at North House Folk School
Woven Birch Bark Basketry
October 5, 2024 - October 6, 2024
North House Folk School
500 Highway 61 West , Grand Marais MN
Participants will have the option to complete two smaller baskets or one larger basket using woven strips of birch bark.
Information at North House Folk School
Lynette Youson: Sweetgrass Basket Weaving
October 6, 2024 - October 11, 2024
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
556 Parkway, Gatlinburg TN
Learn to coil sweetgrass by hand from a 5th generation Sweetgrass Basket Weaver who was taught the Art Form over 50 years ago.
Information at Arrowmont School of Craft
Jennifer Zurick: Willow Bark Basketry
October 10, 2024 - October 13, 2024
Participants will learn fiber preparation by removing the outer bark layer from portions of precut strips prior to constructing a small basket and bark harvesting will be discussed. Cordage making for optional handle application will also be taught. All skill levels are welcome.
Registration at Pine Croft
Sarita Westrup: Sculptural Basketry
October 13, 2024 - October 18, 2024
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
556 Parkway, Gatlinburg TN
Explore sculptural basket weaving through the use of twining with reed and incorporating mortar and paints as a creative surface treatment.
Information at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Anne Bowers – Basketry
October 15, 2024 - October 21, 2024
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
A workshop for students wanting to master their weaving and shaping skills on more traditional baskets or deep dive into rib style baskets.
Information and registration at Shenandoah Creates
Wire Basketry
October 18, 2024 - October 20, 2024
Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program
5 Clary Rd, Williamsburg MA
Using steel wire as an armature, learn to create decorative and functional baskets and vessels.
Information at Snowfarm
Appalachian Basketry
October 20, 2024 - October 25, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Start with an egg or gathering basket using a “God’s Eye” pattern to hold the spokes and handle together. Then, weave an additional piece in the style of a hen, potato, or wall basket.
Information at John C. Campbell Folk School
Jo Campbell Amsler – Willow Gathering
October 22, 2024 - October 25, 2024
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
986 Jackson Harbor Rd, Washington Island WI
This willow retreat is a time to be creative, practice skills and work on projects that you have been longing to find time for.
Information at Willow Gathering
Lois Russell: New Uses of an Ancient Technique
October 22, 2024 - October 28, 2024
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
Using colorful waxed linen thread, participants will learn basic twining before moving to creating patterns with two and three colors and learning to control the shape of a piece.Participants will then learn how to make three different bases and begin a second basket.
Information at Shenandoah Creates
Willow Gathering 2024 – Willow Weaving Time
October 22, 2024 - October 25, 2024
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
986 Jackson Harbor Rd, Washington Island WI
Four days of workshops sharing willow techniques and talents at the Sievers Fiber Art School Studios.
Information and registration at Willow Gathering 2024
Jeremy Frey: Woven
October 26, 2024 - February 10, 2025
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL
Jeremy Frey: Woven is a groundbreaking exhibition in contemporary and Indigenous art. Featuring more than 50 baskets, made from natural materials like black ash and sweetgrass, Woven presents a comprehensive collection that spans a career of more than two decades.
Information and hours at the Art Institute of Chicago
Modern Appalachian Basketry
October 27, 2024 - November 2, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn the ins and outs of selecting and processing a white oak tree for basket making and break down an entire white oak log together. Explore what constitutes modern form verses traditional form, culminating with each student designing and weaving their own basket using the white oak you split yourself and machined ash weavers.
Information at John C. Campbell Folk School
Botanicals
November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Flowers, plants, trees . . . Nature’s bounty. Show us how they help bring your art to life. Be inspired by your surroundings. Be creative; be colorful (or not); be innovative. Artwork must include fiber or fiber-related techniques.
Information at Fiber Art Now
Eric Stark: The Unexpected Connection — Sculptural Sweetgrass Coiling
November 3, 2024 - November 9, 2024
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
556 Parkway, Gatlinburg TN
This workshop explores coiled sweetgrass basketry in response to an artifact or prompt, and will explore techniques related to both functional and sculptural basketry.
Information at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
JoAnn Kelly Catsos: Shaker Baskets
November 3, 2024 - November 9, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Start by weaving with prepared black ash splints over a wooden mold. With these basic techniques under your belt, continue to explore Shaker baskets and work on additional pieces of your choice.
Information at John C. Campbell Folk School
Twist and Twine
November 17, 2024 - November 22, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn to make baskets using 4-ply and 7-ply Irish waxed linen cord.
Information at John C. Campbell Folk School
Creating with Pine Needles
November 22, 2024 - November 24, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Delve into the art of pine needle coiling, from gathering materials to creating a beautiful, finished basket. Learn how to gather, prepare, and dye pine needles.
Information at John C. Campbell Folk School
CraftForms 2024
December 7, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne PA 19087, Wayne, PA Pennsylvania
The 29th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, in the following mediums: basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. Davenport Gallery.
Information at Wayne Art Center
Learning to Weave With Willow
December 7, 2024
Cedar Root Folk School
7180 Flagler Road, Nordland WA
Participants will be able to make a variety of woven items, including decorative stars or fish, bird feeders, bowls, etc
Information and registration at Cedar Roots Folk School
Sarita Westrup – Sculptural Basketry
January 19, 2025 - January 25, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn methods for building unique, sculptural forms from reed, wire, and waxed linen. Experiment with techniques such as twining, starting various basket bottoms, and twining backward to create curves.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Creating Color Blends – Weaving
January 20, 2025 - January 26, 2025
Bennington College
One College Drive, Bennington VT
Optical blending is a powerful tool in tapestry weaving. In this workshop you’ll explore color theory as we learn to mix yarn hues in the weft bundle and utilize techniques to expand our color use toolbox.
Registration and information at North Country Studio Workshops
Playful Storytelling – Nathalie Miebach
January 20, 2025 - January 26, 2025
Bennington College
One College Drive, Bennington VT
Approach sculpture as a storyteller, through which you weave multiple components to be integrated into a narrative. The workshop will introduce basic basket weaving techniques. Learn multiple ways of starting a piece and how to integrate solid objects.
Registration and information at North Country Studio Workshops
Texas Basket Weavers Association 2025 Conference
January 23, 2025 - January 26, 2025
Austin Marriott North
2600 La Fronterra Blvd., Round Rock TX
Texas Basket Weavers Association 2025 Annual conference includes workshops, vendors, and a silent auction.
Information at Texas Basket Weavers Association
Miniature Baskets with Iris and Daylily Leaves
January 24, 2025 - January 26, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn how to turn this material into sweet, tiny baskets. Make several small baskets and develop confidence with material preparation, twining, and design. All levels welcome.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Small Expressions 2023
January 24, 2025 - May 25, 2025
Dennos Museum Center
1410 College Drive, Traverse City MI
Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition by the Handweavers Guild of America showcasing contemporary small-scale works (not to exceed 15 inches in any direction) using fiber techniques in any media.
Information at Dennos Museum Center
Wild Winter Vine Basketry
January 26, 2025 - February 1, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn to work with abundant local vines like honeysuckle and grapevine. Then, weave traditional Appalachian ribbed baskets using ratan for structure.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Art Evolved – Intertwined
February 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Fuller Craft Museum
455 Oak Street, Brockton MA
Artists were invited to participate in this conversation between media to illustrate the continuum between beauty and functionality.
This traveling exhibit features member artists from SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) and the National Basketry organization. Dates subject to change – please visit the Fuller Craft Website.
Information at Fuller Craft Museum.
Judy Zugish: Interwoven, Barks and Fibers
February 14, 2025 - February 16, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Explore the design possibilities of chase weave using willow and cedar bark and an assortment of fibers. This versatile basketry technique is accessible for all levels and produces stylish results while integrating natural materials, color, texture, and originality.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Judy Zugish: The Wonders of Willow Bark
February 16, 2025 - February 22, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Work with strips of cultivated willow bark in this introduction to natural basketry. Learn about growing, harvesting, and preparing willow bark through classroom lectures and then apply it to a selection of basket forms and shapes.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Cannon County Style, White Oak Egg Basket
March 30, 2025 - April 5, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Create a seven-inch version of this basket and learn everything from preparing the materials (scraping and cutting weavers and preparing ribs) to weaving and shaping.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Charleston Sweetgrass Baskets
April 6, 2025 - April 12, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Experience the art of weaving (sewing) a traditional Charleston sweetgrass basket, made with fragrant sweetgrass, palmetto strips, pine needles, and bulrushes for accent.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
MidAtlantic Fiber Association Conference
June 26, 2025 - June 29, 2025
Millersville University
40 Dilworth Rd, Millersville PA
In-person workshops in weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, basketmaking, and other fiber arts.
Information and registration at MidAtlantic Fiber Association
Art Evolved: Intertwined
January 27, 2026 - April 26, 2026
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
565 5th Avenue, Laurel MS
Artists were invited to participate in this conversation between media to illustrate the continuum between beauty and functionality.
This traveling exhibit features member artists from SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) and the National Basketry organization.
Information at Lauren Rogers Museum of Ar
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